Barbara Moens
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Past articles by Barbara:
Western sanctions didn’t stop the war. Were they worth it?
One year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, European governments are questioning the impact of sanctions. → Read More
Russian diamonds lose their sparkle in Europe
Belgian PM De Croo wants the world to hunt down and stop trade in Russian ‘blood diamonds.’ → Read More
EU to launch Global Gateway projects, challenging China’s Belt and Road
Officials finalize project details, amid reports that Beijing is slowing investment approvals. → Read More
The crime-writing Belgian ‘sheriff’ fighting EU corruption
Crooked eurocrats beware: Michel Claise is on your case. → Read More
Bitter friends: Inside the summit that aims to heal transatlantic trade rift
Disputes over electric car subsidies and China will overshadow the Trade and Technology Council meeting on December 5. → Read More
The EU has a spy problem — here’s why it’s so difficult to catch them
Faced with Russian hostility and Chinese snooping, Belgium has upped its counterintelligence game — but Brussels remains a spies’ playground. → Read More
Europe accuses US of profiting from war
EU officials attack Joe Biden over sky-high gas prices, weapons sales and trade as Vladimir Putin’s war threatens to destroy Western unity. → Read More
Ukraine wants more Russia sanctions but Brussels can’t help
Diplomats and officials say nobody wants to talk about a new sanctions package after Hungary stalled the last one. → Read More
Erdoğan walks a fine line as the Ukraine war’s double agent
West struggles to handle Ankara’s balancing act. → Read More
4 EU countries to state concerns on Polish recovery plan approval
Warsaw is now set to get up to €36 billion in grants and loans. → Read More
Hungary throws new spanner into EU sanctions talks
Budapest has asked to exempt the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, from the latest round of sanctions against Moscow, diplomats say. → Read More
In EU Russian oil ban, the pain is in the fine print
By targeting shipping, the EU hopes to cripple Russian production. → Read More
The waiting game: When will the EU agree to sanctions on Russian oil?
EU ambassadors will discuss tougher action against Russia over the Ukraine war on Wednesday — but if they were hoping for details of the emerging plan to sanction Russian oil, they are set to be di… → Read More
Orbán emerges as the loudest opponent of EU sanctions on Russian oil
Germany is increasingly willing to move on oil, but a ban could still be ‘weeks’ away. → Read More
EU avoids imposing sanctions on Russian oil, despite war crimes in Ukraine
Von der Leyen proposes ban on Russian coal and shipping, and promises to keep working on sanctions on oil. → Read More
Russian spies in Brussels lie low ahead of Biden visit
Belgian state security says the Russians are ‘less active’ and are observing the rules. → Read More
EU to ban exports of wines and diamonds to hit Russian elite
Planned sanctions on luxury products is part of larger package of measures set to be approved today. → Read More
EU resorts to bluff in its trade conflict with China
European allies are keen to talk about standing with Lithuania against Beijing, but have few trade cards to play. → Read More
EU considers bitter pill to end Trump’s trade war
Brussels is leaning toward a deal with Biden that seemed unthinkable under his predecessor. → Read More
Biden faces battle for trade war breakthrough in Brussels
Negotiators are pushing hard to end the 17-year Airbus-Boeing dispute to open a new chapter in transatlantic ties, and an alliance against China. → Read More